Pilkington Profilit™

Profiled glass with system

 TECHNOPOLIS, Wrocław, Poland
Pilkington Profilit™ – Profiled glass a system
that enriches architecture
Function, aesthetics and cost-effectiveness
Pilkington Profilit™ is an alkali cast glass in
U-shape, produced according to DIN EN 572,
Part 7, using the machine rolling process. Behind
this matter-of-fact technical description lies an
amazingly versatile construction product that
thanks to ongoing development activities and
intensive technical application support has
constantly opened up new applications in the
areas of facades and interior construction in
recent years.
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Taking national and international standards
and guidelines into consideration, the range of
applications now extends from purely functional
buildings to architecturally sophisticated
reference objects. What all applications have in
common is the unique combination of function,
aesthetics and cost-effectiveness that distinguish
construction with the Pilkington Profilit™ profiled
glass with system.
Pilkington Profilit™ – from versatile
construction material to intelligent system
For sustainable architecture
Whether an industrial building, sports arena,
office building, parking building or museum
– today larger construction projects are
characterised by an environment of building
law and technical regulations that places
continually increasing demands on building
materials. Buildings are viewed holistically taking
into account all relevant physical and structural
considerations.

Under the aspects of thermal insulation, solar

control, noise control and structural safety this
is intended to ensure a maximum of ecology,
economy, sustainability and comfort.

In the canon of modern materials that allow

Pilkington Profilit™ – System components
such “sustainable” construction, glass has
meanwhile firmly established itself because of
its combination of transparency and functional
versatility. In addition to the transparent
functional glasses for the building sector,
the translucent profiled glass with system
Pilkington Profilit™ shares responsibility for
the fact that today architecture is not only
economically and energetically sensible and Pilkington Profilit™
– Profiled glass
safe, but at the same time full of light and
user-friendly.

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 Building 115, Seattle, USA

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In dialogue with modern building materials
In modern architecture, design often results from
a creative interplay between e.g. steel/aluminium,
natural stone, concrete, wood and glass. Only
those materials that also ensure compatibility at
system level in addition to their good structural
and optical properties can participate in this
dialogue of puristic building materials.

In order to allow and highlight the most diverse

applications possible, at an early stage already
Pilkington Bauglasindustrie pursued the system
idea with Pilkington Profilit™.

Building 115, Seattle, USA

Whether facades, window bands or internal

partitions – using the system the application
is always covered in its entire complexity and
reproduced at product level following the modular
principle.

In this way, individual energetic and structural

requirements can be taken into consideration
as can component connections, the integration
of transparent and ventilation elements or the
legally required safety properties.

Maison Relais Op Huddelen, Schifflange, Luxembourg

Villa "Black Cube", Wrocław, Poland

Photography: Tomasz Zakrzewski

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 Greenway Self Park, Chicago, USA

Economical and functional:

Pilkington Profilit™ in industrial and functional buildings
A constant in construction purely functional and economic aspects to allow
of industrial buildings For over four decades light transmission across large areas in the most
Pilkington Profilit™ has been able to maintain economical way possible.
its outstanding role in the design of industrial
and functional buildings. Originally construction Today even with purely functional buildings, an
of industrial buildings used the product under awareness of the aesthetic quality of the profiled
glass system is noticeable – the design diversity

International Airport Kraków-Balice,

of its use and the chosen combination with
Poland other facade building materials and systems are
evidence of this.

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Large and continuous glass surfaces With
the both simple and yet technically sophisticated
system components of the Pilkington Profilit™
modular system, large-scale facade glazing for
the natural lighting of buildings can be carried
out in an optically continuous look.

Depending on the specific building's energy

requirements, implementation as single- or
double glazing is possible, if required even
with sun and heat protection coated profile
versions. The (frequent) vertical arrangement
of the profiles can be varied by a horizontal
arrangement if desired. Furthermore, within
the system the integration of windows and
transparent fix elements is possible, e.g. where
ventilation is necessary or transparency and
visual contact are desired. 1000 Sansome, San Francisco, USA

BMW AG Central Building,

Leipzig, Germany
Photography: Martin Klindtworth

International Airport Kraków-Balice, Poland

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 Sheffield Hallam University,
Charles Street Building,
Sheffield, UK

Economical and flexible:

Pilkington Profilit™ in sports and assembly facilities
Light, design and safety
Sports and assembly facilities, multifunction halls
and parking garages are functional buildings,
but because of the greater architectural sophis-
tication and the object size are generally more
complex technically than production halls and
warehouses.
Here the subject of daylight penetration and
design are generally coupled with the desire for
larger installation lengths, ventilation options
and increased safety demands placed on the
profiled glass.
When planning and building such sophisticated
functional buildings, architects can rely on the
assured application technology know-how of
Pilkington Bauglasindustrie.

Swimming pool, Saint Dizier,

France

Scottish Centre For

Regenerative Medicine,
Edinburgh, UK

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 Queens Library at Glen Oaks, USA

Pilkington Profilit™ T
Pilkington Profilit™ T Color Design
and T Color Design Decor
Specifically for the increased safety requirements
within traffic areas of public buildings, Pilkington
Bauglasindustrie offers thermally toughened
Pilkington Profilit™ T, whose greater safety
characteristics have been tested e.g. following
the methodology of EN 12600.

This product variant, which is distinguished

by greater mechanical strength, supports the
creation of large surfaces open to light when
safety requirements must additionally be met.

The colour coated Pilkington Profilit™ T Color

Design and T Color Design Decor lends itself
to situations where, in addition to higher safety
requirements, colour accentuations are desired.

Arsenal Emirates Stadium,

Ashburton Grove, London, UK

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 Hollywood Casino, Columbus, USA

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 Forum Karlín, Prague, Czech Republic

Sustainable and energy-efficient:

Pilkington Profilit™ in facade design
System and creativity As a result, new creative possibilities are
Pilkington Profilit is used not only because of its
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available to architects and planners for the
cost-effectiveness for the exploitation of natural design of various facade systems, such as e.g.
daylight, but at the same time is also included in non-ventilated facades, rear ventilated facades,
the materials repertoire for the modern building in the innovative area of translucent insulation
shell as a striking stylistic device. material and there are even possibilities for
passive solar energy generation.
The applications in modern project architecture
are also promoted by Pilkington Bauglasindustrie
through intensive application technology activities,
object consulting and product innovations.

Neiman Marcus, Natick, USA

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Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH,
Sindelfingen, Germany
SOLARLUX Campus, Melle,
Germany
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CEDROB SA, Ujazdówek, Poland
Innovation-Sustainability-Efficiency
The trend towards sustainability, energy efficiency
and cost-conscious construction is supported
by ongoing product developments that make it
possible to use Pilkington Profilit in facades
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almost without limitations.
Where, for example, improved thermal insulation
values are required, these can be achieved in
e.g. triple or multiple glazed installation using the
Pilkington Profilit systems "one in 2" and "2
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plus one" with the improved Pilkington Profilit™
"low-e plus" online coating. Depending on the
product combination Ug-values between 1.2 and
0.61 W/m²K can be achieved.
Improved sun protection can in turn be achieved
with double or triple glazed options using the
Pilkington Profilit™ Antisol coating or by use of
additional translucent insulation materials (TIM).
Here g-values down to below 0.2 can be reached.
Optimum thermal installation, finally, can be
realised in combination with translucent thermal
insulation inserts, which are positioned in the
inner space of the double-glazed profiled glass.
In this way sustainably cost-effective energy
concepts can be realised in harmony with the
individual architecture.
Versatile and multifunctional:
Pilkington Profilit™ in object architecture
Variation through type diversity
To allow facade design that is as individual and
diverse as possible, Pilkington Bauglasindustrie
offers its modular system with numerous product
variations.
Different profile widths between 232 mm and 498
mm, flange heights of 41 mm and 60 mm and
two glass thicknesses (6 mm and 7 mm) allow
different façade surface structures with vertical,
horizontal and also diagonal arrangement of the
profiled glass sections.
Visual variation options are possible in addi-
tion to the standard appearance thanks to
integrated wire inserts as well as a different
surface textures, the Pilkington Profilit  Opal
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design or a nearly unlimited selection of
various enamelled colours and designs with
Pilkington Profilit™ T Color Design and T Color
Design Decor. The translucent characteristic of
the profiled glass is measured by the constantly
high light transmission, which in case of single-
glazed installation averages 86%, and with
doubleglazed installed profiles is around 75%.
Determination of the installation lengths
An important planning criterion when using
Pilkington Profilit™ is often the permissible
installation length. It is dependent both on the
type of installation (e.g. single- or doubleglazed)
and the glass type as well as the design wind
load of the glazing, calculated for the location
and the installation position.
Taking these parameters into consideration, in
individual cases installation lengths of 6 m are
possible – fundamentally, because of the greater OIP Interieur, Berkel
en Rodenrijs, The Netherlands
mechanical strength, greater installation lengths
Photography: Awé Krijger
up to 7 m are achieved with the thermally Fotografie v.o.f.
toughened version Pilkington Profilit™ T than
with the standard annealed types.
Installation components
and special solutions
In addition to horizontal and vertical standard
glazing, the Pilkington Profilit™ modular system
also encompasses the installation of transparent
window elements and ventilation shutters as well
as roof glazing in the form of vertical shed glazing.
Architects all around the world have proven
that beyond this numerous individual solutions
are possible with profiled glass. So if a special
solution is desired that goes beyond the system
spectrum offered, the application engineers at
Pilkington Bauglasindustrie are always at the
planner’s side with help and advice.
Hollywood Casino, Columbus, USA
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 Innovative and creative:
Pilkington Profilit™ in interior design
Design and directed lighting
Whether as an “internal quotation” of a facade
design with profiled glass or as a stand-alone
design element - the use of Pilkington Profilit™
in interior design is possible in many ways.

As in the facade, the combination of aesthetics

and function is also a major motivation for the
use of Pilkington Profilit™ in interior design.
Internal partitions, light bands or backlit elements
made of profiled glass fulfil their task of lighting
and directing light, and thanks to their material
represent an attractive design accent.

Used as flexible and translucent partitions,

in addition to getting natural daylight, with
Pilkington Profilit™ a discreet effect can be
achieved. Museum in Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland

Coloured and structural variants

Through various gradations of the glass profiles Pilkington Profilit™ Amethyst and
in width, pattern and colour, additional design Pilkington Profilit™ clear (without ornament 504)
variants are possible. are available with and without wire inserts as
well, the product line Pilkington Profilit™ T Color
LAX, Tom Bradley – thermally toughened and coloured enamelled
International Terminal,
profiled glass in a wide range of RAL shades –
Los Angeles, USA
adds striking colour accentuations to the range.
Thanks to the thermal toughening of the profiled
glass, the product variants Pilkington Profilit™ T
and Pilkington Profilit™ T Color can also be used
where greater safety properties are required.
Country-specific guidelines and building
regulations, however, must be adhered to e.g.
in the case of interior glazing in traffic areas.

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Luxembourg

LOT Polish Airlines Aviation Hall, Warsaw, Poland

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Bauglasindustrie GmbH
Hüttenstraße 33, 66839 Schmelz
Phone +49 (0)6887 303 0, Fax +49 (0)6887 303 45
E-Mail: profilbauglas@nsg.com
www.profilit.com